Thomas S. Kidd"If you look at the plain language and clear intent of the relevant statutes, they do not permit Trump to defy Congress and build his wall. He knows it. Congress knows it. His own lawyers know it." @DavidAFrench
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In the Texas race, any small shift among evangelical voters could be a significant loss for Senator Ted Cruz — and a signal to Democrats.

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Thomas S. KiddIt would be healthy if white evangelicals' votes were more up-for-grabs than they have been. But there have _always_ been Democratic voters even in the most conservative congregations. At the anecdotal level, this is not new.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –One week after an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship student group filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa, the University agreed to temporarily reinstate InterVarsity and all other religious groups that the University had...

When I rooted for Reagan in the 1980s, it was a movement with intellectual heft. Back then, I thought that was the new conservative normal. But what if it was an aberration?

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Thomas S. Kidd"I have become disenchanted—not with the intellectual philosophy of Edmund Burke or the governing philosophy of Ronald Reagan—but with what passes for conservatism today." @mattklewis
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In Jonah Goldberg’s latest book, The Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy, the New York Times best-selling author argues that the breakdown of Western civilization can be...

"Our message is that [the gang members] should understand there is a life outside of the gang," says evangelical pastor Nelson Moz. "That they can make it, with the help of God."

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Thomas S. Kidd"I'm a Christian. And the gang respects that. But if I fail as a Christian, they will kill me." - For Some Gang Members In El Salvador, The Evangelical Church Offers A Way Out n.pr/2Kuk2yT@NPR h/t @pfpbuckley
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Conservative columnist George Will is making the argument to vote against Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Thomas S. KiddI understand this sentiment, but Democrats have their own problems - I'd encourage evangelicals to _sit out_ national elections at least until Trump is out of politics or they can find a pro-life Democrat
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